Project Coordinator/Project Control Officer

Services to be provided:

The Project Coordinator/Project Control Officer is expected to assist Project/Program Managers with various day-to-day project management tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for program governance activities
• Support the project/program managers in ensuring that project deadlines are met
• Undertake project tasks as required
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately
• Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings
• Schedule, attend and participate in planning and collaboration meetings
• Maintain program management artefacts in alignment with the established program management framework and methodologies
• Create and maintain comprehensive supporting documentation as required
• Support project/program managers in planning and tracking project activities using collaboration management tools
• Support project/program managers in the identification and management of issues and risks
• Support the project/program managers in the preparation of necessary presentation materials
• Co-ordinate and contribute to reporting and briefing materials for various levels of management
• Provide administrative support as needed

Requirements

Skill Requirements/Qualifications:

The Resource must have the following minimum qualifications or experience:

• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and delivering high profile complex initiatives
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience as a Project Coordinator/Project Control Officer
• Strong political acumen
• Ability to pay attention to detail and think ahead
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization and multitasking skills
• Experience with coordinating and contributing to reporting and briefing materials
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Experience in the use of collaboration management tools such as Microsoft Teams
• Experience providing program co-ordination support for a large, diverse program with an established program management framework
• Experience tracking project/program budget and schedule
• Experienced user of MS Office toolset including Microsoft project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams
• Strong interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships
• Knowledge of Project Management best practices

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Experience as a Project Coordinator/Project Control Officer in Public Sector
• Certification from project management accreditation body such as PMI (Project management Institute) or PRINCE2